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Baltimore PD Releases Mugshots of Officers Charged in Freddie Gray's Death
All six officers charged in the death of 25 year old Baltimore resident Freddie Gray have been arrested and Friday night the Baltimore Police Department released their booking photos. Caesar Goodson Jr. Officer Caesar Goodson Jr., 45, is charged with second-degree depraved heart murder, manslaughter (involuntary), assault in the second degree, manslaughter by vehicle (gross…
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Watch the Reactions When Charges Were Announced in the Freddie Gray Case
When Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced Friday that charges would be brought against the six officers who were involved in the fatal detainment of 25-year-old Freddie Gray, some people in the crowd erupted in cheers. “Thank you, Jesus!” someone yelled. “Yeah!” exclaimed another. “To the people of Baltimore and the demonstrators across America,…
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Ga. Mom Calls Police About ‘Disrespectful’ 10-Year-Old
Her son, she was told, was repeatedly disrespectful at school, and so one Columbus, Ga., mother decided that she would take matters into her own hands. She called the police to “arrest” her son to teach him a lesson, the Ledger-Enquirer reports. Chiquita Hill documented the “arrest” on Facebook, posting openly about the unconventional discipline.…
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Baltimore Police Union Defends Officers in Gray Case, Questions ‘Relationship’ of State’s Attorney With Gray Family
On Friday afternoon, Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced that officers involved in Freddie Gray’s death would be charged. Shortly before the announcement, the Baltimore police union released a scathing open letter defending the officers, questioning Mosby’s relationship with the Gray family and her husband’s political interest in the case, and calling for a special…
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Meet the Prosecutor Who Charged 6 Officers in Freddie Gray’s Death: ‘This Was a Homicide’
At age 35, State’s Attorney for Baltimore City Marilyn Mosby is the youngest chief prosecutor in a major city, and on Friday she moved the ball on a once-in-a-lifetime case that may go on to define her career in law enforcement: All six officers involved in the fatal detainment of 25-year-old Freddie Gray are being…
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Watch: Freddie Gray’s Death Ruled Homicide; 6 Baltimore Officers Charged in His Death
Updated Friday, May 1, 1:30 p.m. EDT: Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced during a brief press conference that five of the six officers charged in Freddie Gray’s death were in custody: We know that the vast majority [of the department] serve our city with pride, with courage, with honor and with distinction. But to those of…
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R&B Legend Ben E. King Dies at 76
Ben E. King, the soul singer known for big hits like “Stand by Me,” has died of natural causes, according to his agent, who spoke to The Telegraph. The North Carolina-born singer was 76 years old. According to the BBC, King started his career in the late 1950s with the Drifters. Their midtempo love song…
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Man Who Recorded Freddie Gray Video Arrested, Claims Police Harassment Ever Since Footage Went Viral
Kevin Moore recorded video on April 12 of Freddie Gray being dragged into a police van by three Baltimore officers. Gray would die a week later from injuries sustained while in police custody. Since then, the video has gone viral and Baltimore has been set aflame by protesters demanding an explanation of what happened to…
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Md. Legislator Thinks Cutting Parents’ Food Stamps Would Stop Baltimore Protest
A Republican member of the Maryland General Assembly thinks he may have a way to stop the rioting in Baltimore and quell what he deemed “Thug Nation”: Take away food stamps. Maryland state Del. Pat McDonough appeared on a conservative radio program and agreed with a caller who suggested that the way to end rioting…